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~Natsu's POV

The next day Lucy was still sick. But she still insisted to work today, even though she had to stay in bed. I was signing an agreement about working together with another company, but the phone had to disturb me... of course. Lucy walked to the phone and took it.

"Hello. You are speaking with the assistent of Natsu Dragneel. How may I help you?" Lucy asked formally. She'd be fit for being a personal assistant, if she wasn't mine.

I was still looking at her with a raised eyebrow. "Sure, I'll hand him to you," Lucy responded and gave the phone to me. I cleared my throat. "Natsu Dragneel here. Who am I speaking to?"

I heard the man on the other line chuckling. "It's me, Mariooo."

I can't find myself to laugh. "What do want, Gray?" I asked a little irritated. "Sorry for disturbing you, but we have those people who were terrorizing our territory."

"And?" I asked again. "What do you want to do with them?" the other line asked.

I thought about it. I leaned back in my chair. Lucy was staring intensely at me. I smirked. "Ask why they did terrorize our territory... You may use force if you must." I enjoyed being the leader a little too much.

Lucy was organizing my desk while I was speaking. I saw in my eye corners she stole my gums. I inwardly laughed, does she really think that that was working? I stretched out my hand. She whined and soon pouted while giving my gums back. Lucy crossed her arms.

In the meanwhile Gray spoke too. "And if we have our answers?" I stroked my chin. "Report to me and end their lives."

I assumed Gray understood it and ended the call. I gave the phone back to Lucy and she placed it where it belongs. To tease her I placed a gum in my mouth. One eyebrow of her twitched.

I chuckled and threw one to her. This time she caught it. Finally! "Thanks!" And she placed it in her mouth. She laughed and I joined in. But my ears were hearing things.

I quickly stood up and gave Lucy a dagger and a gun. "Stand behind the door. Someone is coming... kill them if nessecary," I said and went to my chair again.

With a mask and a gun pointed at me. Only the person didn't do a good job hiding her arm. It was one of my employees.

She threatened me to make her the leader of my company. I chuckled, why does everyone threaten me lately? I glared at my employee who without a doubt is getting fired.

I won't give in to her threat. If she thought I did, then she was mistaken. She wanted to pull the trigger, but before she could do that Lucy knocked her out. I sighed.

"What are we going to do?" Lucy asked.

I shrugged my shoulder. I stood up and picked the gun from her. "Just ask Jellal to come. He would do something to her," I said, not giving her a glance. She nodded, called him and later he came to pick the unconscious body. This was just so normal for me.

I saw Lucy supporting her weight with her arms. "Are you fine?" I asked woth drawn eyebrows. She nodded slowly. I knew I should have demanded her to stay in bed. I ordered her to lie down a bit.

I was done writing a report for the business council.

I looked at my watch, and it was only 3:00 pm. I never finished a thing so fast! I grabbed my jacket and told Lucy we're going home. I didn't want to overwork her again.

She stood up, but as soon as she stood she fainted. I sighed. Probably low blood pressure. I carefully picked her up bridal style and left the building.

On my way home a police cop came. "Excuse me, sir. But what do you think you are doing with the girl?"

I gritted my teeth. "She just fainted and I'm going to bring her home... Sir" I answered, still with composure. He nodded, turned around and went to walk away, but before he did that I placed a microphone in his pocket.

Little gadgets always come in handle.

I am not naive. I can tell he was not a police cop. His uniform is different. Just slightly, but enough for a trained eye to see. Especially one who avoided the cops his whole life.

My first judgement is that he would probably be an undercover spy.

I went home and placed her in bed. I headed to the mafia without. I went to the basement to the people we held captive.

I smirked when I heard a loud grunt. I turned around the corner and saw Gajeel and Laxus beating the men up.

The saw me and nodded in acknowledgment. "Welcome back, Boss," Laxus said, his mouth drawn to a smile.

The people held captive looked at me, fear growing more visible.

I smirked and decided to play his game, so I pushed my fist in my other hand, cracking my knuckles.

"It's good to be back."

I walked to them and stomped my foot on one's head, bringing him down to the ground. "Did they answer already?"

They shook their heads. I pushed more weight on my foot and his face was pushed into the ground, leaning forth, you could hear faint groaning from the man, making me smirk.

"Well, you guys better tell me why you terrorized our territory, or this guy under my foot is dead," I said with a wicked grin.

I moved my thumb slowly but threatening across my neck, the message clear.

To my surprise the other men weren't scared. "No caring for your nakamas?" I asked. My grin disappeared, and my whole demeanor got serious.

Someone opened his mouth, a tiny hiss coming because of his wounds. "Why would we? We are just allies, no connections. If he dies, nobody would care," a man said smugly. Others agreed with him, nodding their heads.

Obviously the leader of this group.

With a swift movement I shot him in the head. Everyone dropped their smug faces and it was replaced with shock. "No," some screamed.

I scoffed in disbelief, their frightened faces not bringing me satisfaction for once.

"Seems fit. The leader should get killed as first."

I lifted my foot from the guy. He spat on the ground and look up, the glare in his eyes ferocious.

Then they looked at the dead body, with sadness and sorrow.

I twitched my eyebrow.

"I thought you guys agreed to that moron? Nobody cares, right? That's what he said and you all nodded in agreement. But when he is gone you actually care. How funny."

I chuckled while throwing my head back. Nobody said anything and soon my laugh died down.

"Now answer my question or I will, with pleasure, choose someone else to shoot."

Gray snickered slightly, punching my back.

Silence. Without warning I shot someone else. "No answer? All prepared to die?"

They all nodded, but I knew they were lying. I sighed irritated. "JUST  ANSWER MY FUCKING QUESTION!" I thundered. They flinched and looked at each other.

"W-we... were ordered by..." The guy who spoke swallowed. "Jude Heartfilia."

I laughed and shot him in his chest. "He is dead. Don't make me laugh. Everyone who is going to lie will be dead too. Now tell me, I want to hear the truth."

Gajeel and Laxus were still standing behind me, watching my movements. By now I already killed three people.

I was ready to kill someone, but he stopped me. "Wait! Wait! I will tell you," he answered. Everyone looked at him with those eyes that say: 'don't tell him.

I smirked. "Go on."

"We were ordered by some Sting Eucliffe. He said something about a blonde lady, wanting her. So if we cause stirring you will start to investigate it and he would have her by himself."

Sting Eucliffe... I tilted my head. Who?

A guy with blond hair and a scar across his eyebrow flashed in my mind. Oh him. I guess he wanted payback for the time I humiliated him.

Smart, I would say, but he underestimated two things.

One, Lucy won't go down so easily and the second is I still have something against him. "Laxus, Gajeel," I said. I turned around and walked away, letting them handle it.

I drove in a fast speed home, ignoring all the red lights and cars.

I went home and saw the door open, alone with Lucy's window. I went inside and saw nothing. "Lucy!!" I screamed.

No answer.

I clenched my hands and gritted my teeth.

Even though I was this close to rampage, I couldn't stop my heart from speeding up. I didn't want this. I wanted Lucy safe.

She was kidnapped. I swear if Sting put a hand on her, I'm going to kill him.

All the slaves came to me and apologized that they couldn't do a thing. I forgave them and went to Lucy's room.

I saw a paper.

If you want her back come to the old warehouse tomorrow, alone.

We are willing to trade her in exhange for Yukino and 5 million jewels.

Old warehouse - 23:00

Yukino is captured by my crew. I knew Sting had an eye for her.

Then it clicked in my mind. The fake cop, being undercover, working for Sting. He followed me, so that's why they knew I wasn't with her.

I dialed Sting's number. Yes, we are enemies, but sometimes we did work together to attack another mafia.

"Yo, Natsu. So... do we have a deal?" I could basically hear the smugness boozing off him.

"I'll come, but if I see a single scratch on Lucy the deal is over," I threatened.
"Only if you lay your hands off of Yukino I won't hurt that Lucy girl."
"Deal."
"Deal!"

I scowled and threw my phone away.

~Sting's POV

I was in a dark room where Lucy was tied on a chair. The only light came from a small window, allowing me to see her figure in the dark.

I walked to her. She looked scared. "What do you want from me?" she demanded. Her tone was just like Natsu's, dark, low, firm, but with a hint of fear. Natsu had always been good at training people.

I used to look up to him, I still do. But we're enemies. So when we meet I want to work with him.

I grabbed her chin. Her brown eyes were memorizing, but Yukino is my only one. "I just want my lover back," I said.

She bit her lip. And even in the dark I could make up the shivering. "Please don't hurt me," she said and yanked her head away.

I'm not low, just low enough to kidnap her. "Don't worry, I won't. If Natsu does the same to Yukino," I said.

It took some force to kidnap her, she fought back, definitely trained by Natsu.

It was hard to knock her out. Couldn't expect different. "Natsu finally has a girl, huh?" I asked to her.

She looked confused. "Who?"

My heart sped up as I drew my eyebrows together. "Aren't you his lover?"

"I am just his, I belong to him, he owns me, nothin' more." Truth is, she hated saying that. She wasn't a damn object.

I groaned and looked at her firmly, "So you say that you are just his slave? That I wasted my time kidnapping you. I know him, he doesn't care a single thing about slaves," I screamed angry. Truth, I wanted to cry exaggeratingly. I had the perfect plan. We meet up, exchange our people, and I would convince him to cooperate with me.

So that bastard just tricked me, he won't hand over Yukino. He is probably planning an attack.

I looked at Lucy again, her eyes were wide. She shook her head again. "I know he will come for me. He will keep his word about the deal, trust me," she said with a nod.

How much I wanted to not trust her, I did. I had my doubts, but if she was in his mafia, then he would come for her.

Just as if reading my thoughts she said, "I'm also a member of his mafia. He will have to save me."

I left the room, already preparing if he did plan an attack.
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